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Chocolate Zucchini Banana Bread | Vegan + Gluten-Free

January 15, 2023 By julia

Harvest season around here means ZUKES are flowing out of every corner.

This chocolate zucchini banana bread is THE recipe to put those zucchinis to use… Hidden veggie nutrition in a delicious chocolate loaf.

YES, PLEASE.

No eggs, no dairy, no problem.

I even added in some Love Complement whole food protein powder.

Love this stuff!

First, I’ll say: You can get enough protein on a plant based diet without protein powder! But, if you’re not eating a variety of plants, and enough calories in general, or if you’re training or growing or aging, it doesn’t hurt to add a bit of protein powder to your life.

This one is my fave because it’s 5 whole food ingredients (no isolates), no fillers, no sugars, and comes in a biodegradable bag.

Check it out here.

You can use the code ‘hookedonplants‘ for a discount (I get a slight kick back if you do so, and you also get 10% off). I love this company for the quality and effort they put into transparency! I also take their daily essentials (everyday).

You could also add some organic Stay Wyld medicinal mushroom powders to this too! I add my mushie powders to everything possible.


 
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Chocolate Zucchini Banana Bread
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 35 mins
Total time: 45 mins
Serves: 8
A delicious loaf packed with nutrition. Vegan, gluten free, easy and YUM.
Ingredients:

Dry Ingredients:

  • 2 cups oats (use gluten-free if celiac)
  • 1/4 cup cacao powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 2 pinches salt
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup Complement Protein powder (use ‘hookedonplants’ for a discount!)

Wet Ingredients:

  • 1 ripe banana
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup plant milk (using Earth’s Own Vanilla Oat)
  • 2 cups grated or thinly sliced zucchini

Optional (not really optional, just do it):

  • Vegan Chocolate Chips
  • Stay Wyld Mushroom Powder! I added 2 tsp of Reishi powder (use Julia10 for a discount)

Instructions:

  1. Pre-heat your oven to 350F
  2. In your food processor, add all dry ingredients and blend until it’s a flour consistency.
  3. Add all wet ingredients to your food processor and blend until smooth.
  4. Add in choco chips and pulse a few times.
  5. In a parchment-covered loaf dish, pour the batter.
  6. Bake for 35 minutes.
  7. Slice it up and devour.

If you make this, post on Instagram and tag @hookedonplants

Filed Under: Breakfast, Gluten Free, Oil Free, Recipes, Snacks, Uncategorized Tagged With: hooked on plants, loaf, vegan loaf

Sweet Potato Toasts | Easy GF Snack

December 18, 2022 By julia

It’s toast.

But it’s potato.

But…it’s toast.

Sweet potato toasts!

When I first saw this, I thought…GENIUS.

Alllllmost as genius as when Einstein said:

“Nothing will benefit health or increase chances of survival on earth as the evolution to a vegetarian diet.”

Or this:

“Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion”

Anyways, sometimes it’s the simplest combination of action, taste and texture that creates the best experience.

Action: Toast

Taste: Savoury sweetness.

Texture: Chewy tastiness.

These little pieces of art are perfect for summer. You don’t have to touch your oven to enjoy your taters. And, if you’re like me, sweet potato is a must for every season.

Get creative with your toppings (perfect for the kidlets to join in on).

Go sweet … cover it in berries.

Go savoury … smother it with avo & nooch.

Go tangy … sprinkle it with sauerkraut.

Go spicy … sriracha!

Whatever you do….take a picture and tag me on Instagram so I can see your beautiful creations ( @hookedonplants ).

Channel your inner childhood summer camp arts & crafts hour and get crafty.

Whoever said to not play with your food…must have not enjoyed eating it. Some of the best food is the food you put the time into making pretty. You enjoy every. single. chomp.

Benefits:

Sweet Potato is the staple of some of the longest-living humans on this earth! The Okinawans base their plant-based diet around the sweet potato and their area is one of the most populated areas with centenarians around. Sweet potatoes are packed with fibre, vitamins, antioxidants, minerals and ready for your body to utilize and thrive off of. Don’t be afraid of carbs when they come in their whole, unrefined form.

Sweet Potato Toasts
 
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Total time
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A fun and nutritious snack that you can get creative with!
Author: Jules
Recipe type: snack, lunch
Serves: 2
Ingredients
  • 1 sweet potato, sliced in ¼ inch discs
  • Choice of toppings:
  • Peanut or almond butter
  • Berries & bananas
  • Avocado
  • Nutritional yeast
  • Sauerkraut
  • Basil
  • Sprouts
  • Hemp seeds
  • Chia seeds
  • Fresh herbs
Instructions
  1. Toast your sweet potato 2-4 times depending on the heat your toaster or toaster oven brings! When it’s browning, you’re ready to go to the next step
  2. Top it! As I said, get creative and make art 🙂
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New Vegan? Here Are 5 Tips from a Veg-Curious Writer

April 22, 2020 By julia

Thanks to Jade Blossom for this guest post!

Going vegan is one of the most fulfilling decisions you can make, but many are scared to take a plunge because they think it’s too difficult to begin. Spoiler alert: going vegan isn’t scary! Read below for some answers to common questions on being a new vegan.

1) Will I need to take supplements?

If you find yourself eating more veg and fruit as a result of your new diet, chances are you’re getting a lot of vitamins and minerals that you weren’t before! However, our bodies have evolved over time and adapted to a lifestyle of eating processed foods and the like. Our B12 stores are an example of how our bodies have adapted, and this vitamin can be hard to come by on a vegan diet. It’s important to keep in touch with a nutritionist who will help you decide if you need to take supplements alongside your vegan diet.

*Note from Hooked on Plants: Fave supplement to cover the bases? Complement Plus (use ‘hookedonplants’ for a discount)

2) What about my protein intake?

This deserves its own subheading, as it’s one of the most common questions out there. As you continue to do research and find ways to move towards a vegan diet, you’ll find that there are tons of vegan protein sources that are equally as yummy as your favourite meat dish! Tofu is often cited as an alternative, but chickpeas and beans are equally great sources of meat that are also quite versatile kitchen staples.

*Note from Hooked on Plants: Every essential amino acid is found in the plant kingdom. Simply eat enough calories, and you’ll be getting enough protein! Don’t worry about it:) The people who do need slightly more than the recommended 0.8g/KG of body weight are body builders, teens, and seniors.  Check out these athletes who are far from protein deficient

3) Do I have to eat everything raw?

While vegans do love salad, it’s far from the only thing you get to eat! In fact, new vegans are at a great place to start experimenting in the kitchen and creating fun alternatives to their daily food staples. For instance, did you know that you can make your own almond milk at home? Culinary experimentation is one of the fun by-products of going vegan that most people don’t know about. Adopting a new diet is the perfect way to exercise those creative muscles while doing a bit of research, too!

*Note from Hooked On Plants: Just because you’re going vegan, doesn’t mean you have to put pressure on yourself to all of a sudden go raw vegan, 100% whole foods, be the next best endurance athlete, quit drinking, or simply try to be perfect in every way. Being vegan should be fun, casual, normal and super enjoyable. We love raw foods, but eat cooked to… it’s all about veganizing old fave’s and eating as much variety of fibre-rich plants as you can to diversify your microbiome (right Dr. B?)

4) Low-carb, high-carb, why the confusion?

Use this as a time to embrace whole grains such as brown rice. This switch from refined white rice to brown is easy to make, as the rice cooker reviews and guides on this website prove that today’s modern rice cookers aren’t just made for white rice. If you’re going vegan as a way to maintain overall health, don’t be afraid of complex carb in-take (potatoes, whole grains, legumes, fruits and veggies should be the base of your healthy vegan diet).

* Note from Hooked on Plants: Carbs get a bad reputation because refined carbs are lumped into the same category as complex/whole carbs. They are far from the same. Refined carbs include things with white sugar and flour, stripped of their fibre and most of their nutrients. Complex/Whole Carbs are in their natural state with fibre, vitamins, minerals and all, like nature intended. Eat your potatoes!  (And, whole grains, legumes, fruits + veggies). They’re life-giving packages of goodness.

5) Is a vegan diet okay for athletes?

Of course! If you’re someone who likes to keep an active lifestyle, you can rest easy knowing that a vegan diet can still give you enough energy you need to power through a workout. Some athletes even credit the mental health benefits of going vegan. As your body adapts to your new vegan diet, you’ll find that you may be feeling less fatigued and more energized all the time. That’s a huge win!

*Note from Hooked on Plants: Eating more whole food plant based benefits athletes greatly and helps injury recovery too. The food is packed with anti-inflammatory antioxidants to help combat chronic fatique and helps you recover from your last work out so you can get back to training sooner, too. Watch the GameChangers on Netflix if you haven’t yet, for inspiration! 

While any new lifestyle change comes with some growing pains, the journey to becoming a vegan is a fun time to re-visit your relationship with your body and where your food is actually coming from.

Good luck!

Exclusively written for hookedonplants.ca by Jade Blossom

*Note from Hooked on Plants:

Check out 80/20 Plants, our new app with 1:1 coaching (with me, Plants First Nutrition, Clare Minded, Esther and Matt), video lessons, meal planning and recipes.

We just launched our new look in the app store!

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5 Vegan Easter Treats that will Blow Away Your Bunny Ears

April 9, 2020 By julia

Easter was a huge deal when I was a kidlet.

Painted Easter Eggs, a string to follow that would lead me to the hidden chocolates under the couch and behind pillows, then a big kids Easter Egg hunt all over the forest with one mega, sought after chocolate bunny prize.

Why that doesn’t happen on Easter day anymore as a young at heart adult? I DON’T KNOW. Bring it back, please. When did we all grow up and think we’ve outgrown easter egg hunting? We’re all kids at heart, and that kinda stuff should continue on whether it’s for the new generation of kids, or just for yourself. Because you deserve to be a kid always, and forever.

Anyways… I thought I’d bring some Vegan Easter Treats to you that will complete your weekend  from some of my favourite veganista blogerellas. Hopefully this brings some nostalgia back to your Easter, or at least amps it up with a bit more deliciousness.

Peanut Better Balls  by Oh She Glows

Why I love em’:

  • 7 ingredients
  • Taste like Reeces pieces
  • Finger food heaven

Vegan Chocolate Creme Eggs by It Doesn’t Taste Like Chicken

Why I love em’:

  • Just look at the creamy rainbow falling out of them!
  • They’re just fun.
  • Just like Cabury MINUS the dairy
  • Playful and perfect for making with the kids

Vegan Easter Cookies by Vegan Family Recipes

Why I love em’:

  • They’re coloured with turmeric, beet and matcha powder
  • They’re totally dip-able
  • They’re ready in 20
  • They wake up the creative side, and I’d most def’ be making them with my Grandma if she made a visit this weekend

Cashew Cream Egg by Nest and Glow

Why I love em’:

  • They’re on the healthier side (so we can all eat more)
  • Look how pretty they are!

Vegan Sachertorte by Moi and Mom

Why I love it:

  • A fool proof, dense, chocolate cake that is loved by all every time
  • It’s chocolate heaven
  • It’s ridiculously easy

ok…NOW I’M DROOLING.

Are you?

Here’s a few more Egg-y and Chocolate-y tips:

  1. Check out Pamela Fergusson’s blog post for a dozen things you need to know about eggs (this will enlighten you about the reasons why I steer clear of them…even on Easter)
  2. Ready to eat vegan Easter answers:
  • Sjaaks makes delicious vegan chocolates (even white chocolate!)
  • Vegan Supply online store has a ton of options.
  • Here are some great chocolate egg molds for the kitchen.
  • These No Why No No’s are pretty dang delicious.
  • I’m pretty in love with these Justin’s Peanut Butter Cups.

If you make any of these, tag me and the blogger so we can see your creations!

Happy Easter.

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Top 5 mistakes New Vegans Make + New Year’s Party Pizza Recipe | Plants First Nutrition Guest Post

December 29, 2019 By julia

Roslyn Kent AKA Plants First Nutrition: love her.

She loves plants, she’s a holistic nutritionist, she loves to adventure in the mountains, and she’s passionate about the environment, animals, and helping people achieve their most balanced and healthy self in a super informative, fun, approachable way. I have loved connecting with her over the last few years, and am constantly inspired by her deep knowledge and unique way of educating her community.

Plus, she’s now a part of the inaugural Wyld Trybe of Stay Wyld Organics, sharing the benefits of our newly launched medicinal mushrooms! (MORE coming on that in the next post)

She graces us with her knowledge and recipe development skills today.

Enjoy the read and the eats, and don’t forget to give her a follow, share this, tag her (@plantsfirstnutrition) and I.

From the amount of value she puts out to the world, she deserves all the love back to her.

1) Not eating enough calories:

A whole food plant based diet is naturally lower in calories, but typically higher in antioxidants, fiber, vitamins and minerals. This usually means that you can eat much more on a plant based diet compared to a standard American diet. Picture a stomach filled to the brim with vegetables. Now picture instead a stomach with 3 oz of steak and 1 tbsp of oil. The calories may be similar, but the volume is much different. This is a prime example of why you might feel more hungry on a plant based diet, and why it’s so important to not only increase the volume of food you eat, but the variety of food too. While you’ll want most of your daily food intake to come from carbohydrates, including leafy greens, fruit, whole grains, and starchy vegetables, it’s important to add in whole food forms of fat too, including nuts, seeds, nut butters, avocados, etc. as well as plant based protein (legumes, seeds, etc.) These will work to keep you feeling satiated. But the bottom line here is, if you under eat on a plant based diet, as with any diet, you’ll feel fatigued, lethargic, drained, and generally like sh*t. And not surprisingly, I see this a lot among new vegans. The common trend is to replace animal foods with plants, but the quantity on a plate often doesn’t increase. I don’t recommend counting calories on any diet, and especially not on a vegan diet, simply because it’s hard to overdo it, and you should be eating to feel full. If you choose to work with me, we can work together to up your food intake in a way that doesn’t feel like you’re always eating. Or maybe, you do like to eat, and that’s okay with you. We can work out something that fits your lifestyle, but the key here is to ensure sufficiency without filling your diet with processed foods.

2) Cutting out major food groups (without an allergy or sensitivity):

It’s one thing to be vegan. It’s another thing to be vegan, gluten free, lectin free, night-shade free, and nut free. I am not referring to food allergies, but instead the decision to avoid certain foods based on fear mongering and fat diet trends. All whole food plants are healthy, and all whole food plants can be healthfully incorporated into an everyday diet. No, lectins aren’t bad for you. No, a little oil every once in a while won’t kill you. No, gluten isn’t the enemy unless you’re legitimately celiac or sensitive, and no, night shades aren’t an issue unless you have severe inflammation in the body. The emphasis here is on whole food plant based, including all plants (unless sensitivities or allergies are at play) but leaving room for indulgences, vegan meat/dairy alternatives, and treats the other 20% of the time to keep life interesting and your soul happy. A vegan diet is not restrictive, but if you make it so voluntarily, you may run into issues and miss out on a variety of nutrients your body needs to thrive!

3) Eating too much raw food

Despite what you might have been told, vegans don’t just live off of salads. In fact, some vegans might not even be able to properly digest salad, let alone rough raw vegetables such as kale, celery, and carrots. You are what you eat, but even more so, you are what you digest, and if you can’t digest raw food, then why try to eat an abundance of it? Would it not make more sense to eat a variety of whole plant foods that are cooked and easier to digest until you can build up your ability to digest raw foods? Rabbits might eat raw carrots and Gorillas might eat raw leaves, but that doesn’t mean you should eat mostly raw if that’s not something your stomach or your intestines can handle. This will only contribute to indigestion, bloating, gas, and abdominal discomfort in the long run. Work with me to address your initial digestive concerns and we can work you up to a salad eating machine!

4) Not supplementing with the right things

It’s easy to think that a vegan diet is the be all, end all. And while I do in fact believe that it is by far the most healthy, sustainable, and animal friendly ways to live and eat, I do understand that it falls short of a few key nutrients. This isn’t because the plant kingdom is lacking nutrients, but instead, because our toxic world changes the way we digest food and the ability to get certain nutrients from our food. For example, you’ve probably heard that a vegan diet is lacking B12. This is true in a way, but only because B12 is created by bacteria, and the conditions in which we grow food are now so sterile, there’s no opportunity for B12 to proliferate in vegetables. Our guts make a small amount, but not enough to be sufficient for a lifetime. Animal eaters can get B12 from eating animal flesh, but again, the amount has decreased due to antibiotic use and sterilization of the gut—even cows are given B12 shots today to up the concentration of B12 that ends up in the beef on your plate. 

I often hear of first time vegans feeling fantastic after one month of being vegan, but after 4-6 months, they feel fatigued and exhausted, all the time. This is usually due to one of a few things: inability to digest certain foods, food sensitivities, or not supplementing with the right nutrients. Book an appointment with me to determine exactly what nutrients you might need as a new vegan, as this can be a very individual thing! 

5) Eating the same style of meals they did before, but vegan.

You used to eat chicken, vegetables and white rice for dinner as an omnivore? Good luck trying to eat only plain vegetables and white rice instead each night. White bagels and cream cheese every morning for breakfast? Bagels and vegan cream cheese must be a good substitute, no? Or what about just salad with veg, without the chicken. Is that okay? The answer is a bit more complicated than a straight yes or no. The problem with adopting a plant based diet and not diversifying your diet is that you’ll feel, well, blah. The key to feeling energized and vibrant on a vegan diet is to increase the variety of foods you eat (in addition to the volume—see above). We’ve come a long way since meat and potatoes, so to take away meat and simply fail to replace that meat with a variety of plants might take you down the wrong path. The best way to diversify your diet (while still keeping things relatively simple) is to research vegan recipes. Try one new recipe a week, and before you know it you’ll have a laundry list of go-to recipes that you can make throughout the month without any effort. Try to buy at least 15 different vegetables every week at your local grocery store and google recipes that incorporate combinations of those plants. You might be surprised to find that an unexpected meal turns out to be your favourite!

ROSLYN’S SPICY CAULIFLOWER & AVOCADO RANCH PIZZA

SPICY CAULIFLOWER AND AVOCADO RANCH PIZZA
 
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Creamy, spicy, vegan pizza ready for the party people! The perfect finger food for any day.
Author: Roslyn (Plants First)
Recipe type: snack, new year party snack, appetizer
Serves: 8 slices
Ingredients
  • 2 cups all purpose flour (can swap for GF all purpose)
  • 1 package of instant yeast
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp coconut or cane sugar
  • ½ tsp dried basil (optional)
  • ½ tsp dried oregano (optional)
  • 3 tbs olive olive
  • 1 cup hot water from the tap
  • ⅓ cup vegan mayo
  • 1 small ripe avocado
  • ½ tsp onion powder
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp pepper
  • ½ tsp dried dill (can sub for 1-2 tbsp fresh)
  • ½ tsp dried parsley (can sub for 1-2 tbsp fresh)
  • 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tsp maple syrup
  • 1 head of cauliflower chopped into small florets
  • ⅓ cup franks hot sauce
  • ½ cup homemade or store bought pizza sauce
  • 3 stalks of green onion, sliced diagonally into thin pieces
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F and place your pizza stone in the oven to heat up.
  2. To make the dough, mix the flour, yeast, salt, sugar, and spices in a large mixing bowl. Add the oil and water and stir with a wooden spoon to combine. When the dough starts to form, use your hands to combine until all the flour is absorbed. Set the bowl aside and cover with a tea towel.
  3. Add the cauliflower florets to a medium sized bowl and add Frank’s hot sauce. Toss to combine. Layer a cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silicon baking mat and add the cauliflower plus extra sauce, spacing it out. Bake at 425 F for 15-18 minutes or until almost cooked (the cauliflower will spend 10 more minutes in the oven later on!). Remove the cauliflower from the oven when finished and bring the heat up to 450 F.
  4. Combine all the avocado ranch sauce ingredients (mayo to syrup) in a high speed blender or food processor and blend until smooth.
  5. To assemble the pizza, place your dough ball on a clean, lightly floured counter space. Use your hands to stretch the dough out from the center. Pick it up and place your fists in the middle, rotating the dough in a circular motion slowly as you stretch it out until it reaches the desired width (approximately 12″).
  6. Carefully remove the pizza stone from the oven* and place onto hot plates on the counter. Lightly fold your dough in half and move it onto the stone, unfolding it once it’s positioned to your liking.
  7. Add the tomato sauce to the base of the pizza and spread around to the edges.
  8. Add the cauliflower pieces and ¾ of the green onion, spacing them out evenly.
  9. Place the pizza in the oven at 450 F and cook for 11-14 minutes or until the edges are browned and the underside is cooked through.
  10. Carefully remove the pizza from the oven and place it back on to the hot plates. Top with generous dollops of the vegan avocado ranch and sprinkle with remaining green onion.
  11. Slice into 8 even pieces and enjoy!
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15 Minute Protein-Packed Vegan Pesto ChickUn Fettu 15 Minute Protein-Packed Vegan Pesto ChickUn Fettuccine 

1) Soak soy curls in water for 10 mins, then strain and pan-fry in olive oil & @bragg liquid aminos
2) In a pan, sauté 1 onion, lots of crushed garlic, 8-10 sliced mushrooms 
3) Add vegan pesto (used @love.legrand), nutritional yeast, and the pan fried soy curls to that pan. 
4) Boil pasta of choice (drop your fave pasta below… macaroni? Penne? Fettuccini?
5) Strain then pour pasta into the pan of goodness & mixy mixy
*** optional: add mushroom benefits with 1 tbsp each of @staywyldorganics Immunity Blend powder, and extra protein with @complement unflavoured protein powder. Use ‘hookedonplants’ for a discount - links in bio. 

 
🤤 Devour. 

Anything can be veganized. 👌 

📌 Save this for your next 15 minute dinner recipe idea.

#vegandinner #veganpasta #pestopasta #15minuterecipe #easyrecipe #easyveganrecipe
Ok, I’m biased… but this mama has to be the mo Ok, I’m biased… but this mama has to be the most inspiring plant-based athlete out there.

@stephaniejdsloan always supporting, motivating, moving, adventuring (in braids), and top-cheffing it up with the goodness of whole plant foods.

Happy Mother’s Day to all the amazing mama’s out there. 💕 

#momsrule  #nomeatathlete
#plantbasedathlete #veganmom #mothersday
This isn’t just any tofu scramble… it’s next This isn’t just any tofu scramble… it’s next-level creamy and eggy thanks to 2 secret weapons:

🥄 Hummus for texture 
🧂 Black salt (kala namak) for that eggy flava flave

Serve it up with avo, tomato, and a drizzle of hot sauce for the ultimate #MothersDayBrunch moment 🥑🔥

🌱 Tofu Scramble Recipe - from the #hookedonplantsarchives 

Ingredients:
	•	½ large yellow onion, diced
	•	2 cloves garlic
	•	6 white mushrooms, sliced
	•	1 red pepper, diced
	•	1 tsp each: garlic powder, onion powder, paprika
	•	½ tsp turmeric
	•	1 tsp cumin
	•	½ tsp black salt (kala namak)
	•	¼–½ cup nutritional yeast
	•	½ cup hummus (use your fave — or try my Roasted Garlic one!)
	•	1 block medium or soft tofu (~350g)

Directions:
	1.	Sauté onion in a hot pan (no oil needed). Let it brown, then splash with water to deglaze as needed.
	2.	Add mushrooms, garlic, and red pepper. Cook for a few minutes.
	3.	Stir in spices + ¼ cup water.
	4.	Add hummus and mix until incorporated.
	5.	Crumble tofu into the pan with your hands (tiny crumbles = perfect texture).
	6.	Stir everything together and cook for a few more minutes until golden and hot.

Top with avo, tomato slices, hot sauce… or wrap it up in a tortilla 🌯

💌 Save this for your next brunch or breakfast for dinner (the best) and tag @hookedonplants if you make it!

#TofuScramble #VeganBrunch #EasyVeganMeals #HookedOnPlants #MothersDay #HummusHack #TofuScramble #BreakfastforDinner #PlantBasedProtein #VeganComfortFood #WeekendEats
… vegan for a decade and she’s still kickin’ … vegan for a decade and she’s still kickin’ 👌 

Plants have all the protein 🌱 💥 Who here is early in their plant-based journey? Need some tips? 

🐾 PS: These rescue dogs are thriving on plants too. Check the link in bio for info 🐾 

#vegan #veganolympian #plantbased #plantbasedtips #vegannutrition @virchewdogs
@alohaanimalsanctuary needs support right now. ➡ @alohaanimalsanctuary needs support right now.
➡️The GoFundMe page is linked in @alohaanimalsanctuary bio.

A few years ago, I had the beautiful experience of volunteering with Aloha Animal Sanctuary, and supporting their team with @complement products to help the volunteers and founders thrive—so they could give their best selves to the animals.

It’s a dream of mine to spend more time physically supporting farm sanctuaries. 
And to have my own one day… 💫 
… to rescue animals like the lucky ones you see here, living out their best lives.
Just putting that out there 🌱✨

💪🏽 The work, love and energy the founders have poured into Aloha is incredibly inspiring, but it comes with its challenges… Funding expenses being the main one. 

If you’ve got even $5 to spare, it could make a huge difference in helping save Aloha.

Since I don’t have my own sanctuary (yet!), the least I can do is share, volunteer, and spread the word.

& look back on the cute animal pics from my few days there. 

🐾 Hug a dog today. 
🐾Reconnect with the magic animals bring into this world.
🐾Donate if you can. 
🐾Visit a sanctuary. 
🐾Support the people doing this heart-led work.

🩵🐖🐓🐐
Need a serotonin boost? Hug a dog today. 10/10 re Need a serotonin boost? Hug a dog today. 
10/10 recommend.

PS: dogs can thrive on plant-based diet and it may actually extend their life 🎉 If you have sensitive pups, or don’t feel like feeding other animals to your family animals or want to try a more sustainable dog food for 🌍 try feeding them a vegan option. Check out the studies on @virchewdogs site, and try their starter pack (link in bio). Developed with vegetarians. Feel free to use ‘hookedonplants’ for a discount. 

Zak & Tez just love it. 
Tez actually vibrates with excitement every time. 😆 

#vegandogs #plantbaseddogs #dogfood #vegandogfood#adoptdontshop #rescuedogs #rescuedogsrule
🥞💛 Vegan 3 Ingredient Blender Pancakes—so 🥞💛 Vegan 3 Ingredient Blender Pancakes—so easy, super delish, and protein-packed.✨ 
Just blend, pour, flip, and devour.

3 main ingredients plus a few powders / spices 👌 

👨‍🍳 Ingredients:
✔️ 3 ripe bananas 🍌
✔️ 3 cups oats (GF if needed)
✔️ 1-1.5 cups plant milk (oat, almond, soy… whatever floats your nut milk boat)
✔️ 1 tsp baking powder
✔️ 1 tsp baking soda 
✔️ 1/2 tsp cinnamon
✔️ 1 tsp vanilla extract
✔️ Pinch of salt
Optional:
@complement Daily Greens
@complement Chocolate Protein 
@staywyldorganics Mushroom powders 🍄‍🟫 
Vegan chocolate chips?!

Use ‘hookedonplants’ for a discount on all. 

… beer powder makes these babies nice & pink…! 

🔥 Directions:
1.  Add oats, powders to the blender, and blend to a flour
2. Add milk and bananas, blend until smooth (add a little extra milk if needed & use a tamper to help blend. 
3. Heat a non-stick pan over medium and lightly grease with coconut oil or vegan butter.
4. Pour the batter into the pan (small pancakes work best), cook for ~3 mins until bubbles form.
5. Flip, cook another 2 mins, then stack ‘em high!
✔️ TOP IT with maple syrup, nut butter, warm berries, coconut chips, chocolate drizzle… whatever makes your heart happy! 🍓

Save this for your next cozy brunch and tag me if you try it. 
Who’s flippin’ pancakes this weekend?! 💛

👌Freeze & pop in the toaster for a quick Breaki. 
** Can also be used in the waffle iron 🧇 

Are you in team waffle or team pancake?? 
👇Do tell. 

#HookedOnPlantsArchives 
#VeganPancakes #BananaOatPancakes #HealthyBreakfast #PlantBasedEats #WeekendBrunch #EasyVeganRecipes
8 facts & stats ⬇️ Yup, dogs can thrive on pla 8 facts & stats ⬇️ Yup, dogs can thrive on plants 🎉 

And science backs it up. 

3 Fun facts:

✨ One of the longest living dogs in the Guinness Book of World Records, Bramble the collie, lived to age 25 on a plant-based diet.
✨ Studies show that beef, dairy, and chicken are the three most common food allergens for dogs.
✨ Plant-based dogs live longer, stay healthier, and need fewer vet visits. 

And, here’s why we love Virchew:

✅ Canadian-made with locally sourced ingredients 🇨🇦
✅ Woman-founded & Vancouver-based 🏙️
✅ Developed with veterinary support 🩺
✅ Hypoallergenic & vet-referred 🐾
✅ Starter Kit available + shipped throughout the Sea-to-Sky 🚚
✅ Delivered right to your door 🚪 
✅ Delicious apparently … bowls are sparkling clean after every meal 👅 
✅ Zak & Tez are stoked on their perfect poops, happy skin & endless energy ⚡️ 

🔬 don’t just take it from Z & T… here’s what the research says: 🤓

📖 “Dogs on plant-based diets had a mean lifespan of 14.1 years, compared to 12.6 years for those on meat-based diets.” – University of Guelph

📖 “Dogs fed plant-based diets had fewer health disorders, especially in digestion, liver function, and eye health.” – Research in Veterinary Science

📖 “Vegan-fed dogs were healthier and required fewer health issues, less vet visits and medications, according to a study of 2,500 dogs.” – Pet Food Industry

📖 “No evidence suggests plant-based diets negatively impact dog health.” – Veterinary Sciences Journal

📖 “Vegan diets provide adequate nutrition for dogs.” – University of Illinois

@virchewdogs makes it REAL easy to feed your pup a nutritionally complete, vet-backed, plant-based diet you can feel good about and your dogs can obsess over. 

➡️ Comment or DM: ‘Dog Food’ for a link with more info. 

❤️’Hookedonplants’ at checkout will give you a discount.

#Virchew #VeganDogs #PlantBasedPets #HealthyPups #VeganPetFood #SeaToSky
If not now, then when? 🌱 ✨ 🏝️ Last cha If not now, then when? 🌱 ✨ 🏝️ 

Last chance to book a Nicaragua adventure with likeminded, positive, plant-curious people. 

The Vegan Adventure Retreat. 

We are so grateful to have met our amazing attendees from last year’s retreat, and we’ve built connections from that one week, that will no doubt, last a lifetime. 

Enjoy listening to their experience …
This was filmed right before their zenned out spa experience.

Here is your chance to …

🙌 Disconnect to re-connect.
🙌 Fill your own cup so you can bring your best self back to your family, friends, career…
🙌 Step aside your comfort zone with all Ometepe Island provides 
🙌 Learn all about your microbiome & delicious whole food plant based cooking skills
🙌 Devour tropical fruit, breathe, practice yoga daily,  kayak with monkeys, hike volcanos, tour cacao farm…

A chance to say yes to yourself. 

Everyone welcome! 🤗

Plant based, vegan, plant curious, travel lovers, adventurers, anyone who needs to hit that re-set button… we’ve got you. 

Jules and Danielle 

@hookedonplants chef, olympian, nutritionist. 
@pachavega chef, educator, gut health expert, nutritionist. 

PS: the @sanctuary_music_festival is 28-30… retreat then festival ?!

#veganretreat #nicaragua #retreat #plantbasedretreat #veganadventureretreat
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